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<ul><li><a href="https://www.ncaa.com/news/trackfield-indoor-women/article/2018-03-10/division-i-track-field-championship-georgia-women">NCAA.com Championships Recap</a></li>
<li><a href="http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/track_indoor_champs_records/2018-19/D1women.pdf">All-Time Championships Records and Results</a> <em>(through 2018 Championships)</em></li>
</ul><h3>Division II</h3>
<ul><li><a href="https://www.ncaa.com/news/trackfield-indoor-women/article/2018-03-11/west-texas-am-claims-first-dii-womens-indoor-track">NCAA.com Championships Recap</a></li>
<li><a href="http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/track_indoor_champs_records/2018-19/D2women.pdf">All-Time Championships Records and Results</a> <em>(through 2018 Championships)</em></li>
</ul><h3>Division III</h3>
<ul><li><a href="https://www.ncaa.com/news/trackfield-indoor-women/article/2018-03-10/diii-womens-track-field-championships-umass-boston">NCAA.com Championships Recap</a></li>
<li>All-Time Championships Records and Results <em>(through 2018 Championships)</em></li>
</ul></div></div></div><ul class="tags__listing"><li class="tags__item"><a href="/championships/statistics" class="tags__link">Statistics</a></li><li class="tags__item"><a href="/d1" class="tags__link">Division I</a></li><li class="tags__item"><a href="/d2" class="tags__link">Division II</a></li><li class="tags__item"><a href="/d3" class="tags__link">Division III</a></li><li class="tags__item"><a href="/sports/womens-indoor-track-field" class="tags__link">Women&#039;s Indoor Track &amp; Field</a></li></ul>Thu, 15 Mar 2018 13:54:35 +0000smeyers@ncaa.org22641 at http://www.ncaa.orghttp://www.ncaa.org/championships/statistics/2018-womens-indoor-track-and-field-championships-results-and-records#commentsFormer Ole Miss track coach’s violations and penalty upheld by appeals committeehttp://www.ncaa.org/about/resources/media-center/news/former-ole-miss-track-coach-s-violations-and-penalty-upheld-appeals-committee
<div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden component__content--wysiwyg"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p><em>Download the <a href="/sites/default/files/Dec2017INF_TFAppealFinalPublicDecisionUnivofMississippi_20171205.pdf">Dec. 2017 University of Mississippi Track Coach Final Appeals Decision</a></em></p>
<p>A finding that the former Ole Miss head track and field coach acted unethically and failed to promote an atmosphere of compliance was upheld by the NCAA Division I Infractions Appeals Committee. Because the appeals committee upheld the violation and the penalty, the coach must serve the one-year show-cause order prescribed by the NCAA Division I Committee on Infractions panel. If he works for a member school during that time, his athletics duties may be restricted.</p>
<p>A Division I Committee on Infractions panel found the former head coach acted unethically when he failed to divulge to his institutional compliance office and the NCAA Enforcement staff his knowledge of impermissible recruiting activities by two former assistant coaches. The panel also found the former head coach failed to promote an atmosphere of compliance in his program because he was aware of impermissible recruiting contacts made by his former assistant coaches and failed to discourage the impermissible contacts and to report the same.</p>
<p>Members of the Infractions Appeals Committee are drawn from NCAA membership and members of the public. The members who reviewed this case are Patti Ohlendorf, vice president for legal affairs at the University of Texas at Austin and committee chair; Ellen Ferris, associate commissioner for governance and compliance at the American Athletic Conference; Jack Friedenthal, professor emeritus at George Washington University; and W. Anthony Jenkins, attorney in private practice.</p>
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<div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden component__content--wysiwyg"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p><em>Download the <a href="/sites/default/files/Jul2017INF_Grambling_PublicInfractionsDecision_20170728.pdf">July 2017 Grambling State University Public Infractions Decision</a></em></p>
<p>Grambling did not monitor its certification process when it improperly certified the eligibility of 45 student-athletes in 11 sports, according to a Division I Committee on Infractions panel. An assistant track coach also violated NCAA ethical conduct rules when she, in addition to a booster and former graduate assistant, provided approximately $1,500 in housing, meals, transportation and cash to an international prospect and, to a limited extent, the prospect’s father. The head track coach failed to promote an atmosphere of compliance when he did not stop or report the violations when he learned about them.</p>
<p>This case was resolved through the summary disposition process, a cooperative effort where the involved parties collectively submit the case to the Committee on Infractions in written form. The NCAA enforcement staff, university and participating individuals must agree to the facts and overall level of the case to use this process instead of a formal hearing. The panel held an expedited penalty hearing because the university did not agree with some of the proposed penalties.</p>
<p>The academic certification violations were discovered by the university through an NCAA Academic Performance Program data review. The panel found the university did not properly certify student-athletes’ amateurism status and progress-toward-degree requirements. As a result, student-athletes either practiced, received expenses and/or competed while ineligible. The violations resulted from structural and organizational issues at the university, including deficient policies and procedures, staff turnover and confusion over certification responsibilities. In its decision, the panel reminded member schools that eligibility certification is a fundamental responsibility of member schools and a vital function of college athletics.</p>
<p>Regarding the violations in the track program, the international prospect arrived at the university in January 2015, but was unable to enroll in classes due to securing the wrong visa. Rather than return home, she remained in the area and received impermissible housing, meals and cash from the assistant coach, booster and former graduate assistant. To a more limited extent, her father received impermissible transportation and lodging from the assistant coach and booster. Instead of checking with compliance or alerting the university to the prospect’s status, the assistant coach and others provided her with the impermissible support.</p>
<p>The panel noted that while the assistant coach suggested she was attempting to lend a helping hand, it is well established that coaches cannot provide prospects with free housing or other benefits. Even if she was confused about the prospect’s status after not enrolling at the university, she did not ask for guidance from the compliance office. Further, while the head coach was not directly involved in providing or arranging for the housing, meals, transportation or cash, he agreed that he did not fulfill his responsibilities as a head of a program when he did not stop or report the violations.</p>
<p>The panel used the Division I membership-approved infractions penalty guidelines to prescribe the following measures:</p>
<ul><li>Public reprimand and censure for the university.</li>
<li>Two years of probation from July 28, 2017, through July 27, 2019.</li>
<li>A two-year show-cause period for the assistant coach from July 28, 2017, through July 27, 2019. During that period, the university or any NCAA member employing her must prohibit her from off-campus recruiting during the first year; suspend her from two track meets (self-imposed by the university); require her to attend ethics training and NCAA Regional Rules Seminars during each year of the period; and provide monthly one-on-one rules education.</li>
<li>A two-year show-cause period for the head coach from July 28, 2017, through July 27, 2019. During that period, the university or any NCAA member employing him must suspend him from 30 percent of the 2017-18 season; require him to attend ethics training and NCAA Regional Rules Seminars during each year of the period; and provide monthly one-on-one rules education.</li>
<li>A reduction in women’s track and field scholarships by one equivalency during the 2017-18 and 2018-19 years.</li>
<li>A reduction in recruiting days by 15 days during the 2017-18 year (self-imposed by the university).</li>
<li>A vacation of records in which improperly certified student-athletes participated while ineligible. The university will identify the games impacted following the release of the public report. </li>
<li>A $5,000 fine.</li>
</ul><p>Members of the Committee on Infractions are drawn from NCAA membership and members of the public. The members of the panel who reviewed this case are Michael F. Adams, chancellor at Pepperdine; William Bock III, attorney in private practice; Carol Cartwright, president emeritus at Kent State and Bowling Green; Thomas Hill, senior policy advisor to the president of Iowa State; Joel Maturi, former Minnesota athletics director; Joseph D. Novak, former head football coach at Northern Illinois; and Sankar Suryanarayan, chief hearing officer for the panel and university counsel, Princeton.</p>
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<div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden component__content--wysiwyg"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>The NCAA Men’s and Women’s Track and Field Rules Committee on Thursday rescinded an impending rule change regarding verifiable performances.</p>
<p>The committee, which met for three days in Indianapolis, will seek feedback from the membership regarding the best ways to use verifiable performances for entry into NCAA indoor and outdoor track competition in the years to come.</p>
<p>Committee members plan to make necessary revisions and address the concerns raised by membership. The committee plans to have a new rule recommendation by June 2018.</p>
<p>The committee previously had recommended that all meet entries use verifiable performances from the current season, which would be published online by meet directors in the ranked list of event entries. Verified performances would come from the NCAA verifiable reporting system.</p>
<p>The rule, which would have been effective Dec. 1, was put in place to disallow speculative marks. It also sought to provide guidance to the membership regarding reporting and publishing entries for a competition and for consideration of qualifying for an NCAA championship meet.</p>
<p>However, feedback from the track and field community raised questions about what to do with incoming freshmen, redshirt freshmen and transfers who lack verifiable performances. Originally, it was decided that student-athletes in any of these categories would be entered with a “no mark” performance until a verifiable current season performance was established.</p>
<p>“That meant teams would enter no times for a very large number of athletes,” said Dan Rose, rules committee chair and Coast Guard’s senior associate athletics director. “Seeding flexibility was a big part of the conversation, as well. Some coaches are concerned that their athletes may not be fit enough to compete at their previous best mark. We want to look at adding a provision where you can downgrade the mark in those cases.”</p>
<p>One possible solution for transfer student-athletes would be to permit them to carry a verified mark that stays with them until they exhaust athletics eligibility.</p>
<p>“The most important thing is we have a year to vet this and get feedback,” Rose said. “We will have a fully formed proposal by next June that should meet everyone’s needs.”</p>
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</div></div></div></div></div><ul class="tags__listing"><li class="tags__item"><a href="/about/resources/media-center/news" class="tags__link">News</a></li><li class="tags__item"><a href="/d1" class="tags__link">Division I</a></li><li class="tags__item"><a href="/d2" class="tags__link">Division II</a></li><li class="tags__item"><a href="/d3" class="tags__link">Division III</a></li><li class="tags__item"><a href="/themes/topics/playing-rules" class="tags__link">Playing Rules</a></li><li class="tags__item"><a href="/sports/mens-indoor-track-field" class="tags__link">Men&#039;s Indoor Track &amp; Field</a></li><li class="tags__item"><a href="/sports/womens-indoor-track-field" class="tags__link">Women&#039;s Indoor Track &amp; Field</a></li><li class="tags__item"><a href="/sports/mens-outdoor-track-field" class="tags__link">Men&#039;s Outdoor Track &amp; Field</a></li><li class="tags__item"><a href="/sports/womens-outdoor-track-field" class="tags__link">Women&#039;s Outdoor Track &amp; Field</a></li></ul>Tue, 20 Jun 2017 13:19:47 +0000smeyers@ncaa.org20041 at http://www.ncaa.orghttp://www.ncaa.org/about/resources/media-center/news/verifiable-performance-rule-rescinded#commentsNewly constructed indoor tracks will require curbinghttp://www.ncaa.org/about/resources/media-center/news/newly-constructed-indoor-tracks-will-require-curbing
<div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden component__content--wysiwyg"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>The NCAA Playing Rules Oversight Panel on Wednesday approved a rule, effective Dec. 1, 2018, requiring all newly constructed or resurfaced indoor tracks to be surveyed for a curb and to have regulation curbing in place for competition.</p>
<p>The curbing is being required to establish a consistent standard for indoor facilities and eliminate the constant speculation regarding the proper placement and maintenance of cones, as well as the officiating of the race.</p>
<p>The rule is an amendment to the current rule, which was <a href="/about/resources/media-center/news/more-structure-proposed-track-and-field-rules">originally passed in the summer of 2016</a>. The original rule required all existing indoor facilities to have a curb by Dec. 1, 2018. The committee approved the amendment due to significant costs associated with installing a regulation curb to existing tracks.</p>
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<ul><li><a href="http://www.ncaa.com/news/trackfield-indoor-men/article/2017-03-11/track-and-field-oregon-women-win-7th-title-8-years">NCAA.com Championships Recap</a></li>
<li><a href="http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/track_indoor_champs_records/2017-18/D1women.pdf">All-Time Championships Records and Results</a> <em>(through 2017 Championships)</em></li>
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<ul><li><a href="http://www.ncaa.com/news/trackfield-indoor-men/article/2017-03-10/dii-festival-track-and-field-roundup-tiffin-repeats">NCAA.com Championships Recap</a></li>
<li><a href="http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/track_indoor_champs_records/2017-18/D2women.pdf">All-Time Championships Records and Results</a> <em>(through 2017 Championships)</em></li>
</ul><h3>Division III</h3>
<ul><li><a href="http://www.ncaa.com/news/trackfield-indoor-women/article/2017-03-11/diii-track-and-field-washu-women-crowned-indoor">NCAA.com Championships Recap</a></li>
<li><a href="http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/track_indoor_champs_records/2017-18/D3women.pdf">All-Time Championships Records and Results</a> <em>(through 2017 Championships)</em></li>
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<div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden component__content--wysiwyg"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>More than 1,000 student-athletes will travel to Birmingham, Alabama, to compete in five NCAA winter championships March 7-11 when the city and the University of Alabama in Huntsville host the 2017 NCAA Division II National Championships Festival at the CrossPlex. Tickets are available for purchase at <a href="http://www.ncaa.com/tickets">ncaa.com/tickets</a>.</p>
<p>The 2017 winter festival features around 250 teams competing for NCAA titles in five sports: men’s and women’s swimming and diving, men’s and women’s indoor track and field, and wrestling. The festival also includes opening and closing ceremonies, a student-athlete social lounge where athletes can mingle, and community engagement activities throughout the week. The festival is unique in the NCAA championships mix as the event has an Olympic feel and was structured specifically to enhance the student-athlete experience for those who earned berths to the Division II championships. This is the third winter sports festival and the 10th festival overall.</p>
<p>“The NCAA Division II National Championships Festival is a unique, celebratory experience that brings more than 1,000 student-athletes together to be publicly recognized and have the opportunity to compete for multiple NCAA championships in one location,” said Terri Steeb Gronau, vice president of Division II. “We want this to be a positive and memorable festival for the student-athletes that also allows them opportunities to meet each other and give back to Birmingham through community engagement. We want to thank the city of Birmingham, the University of Alabama in Huntsville and everyone who is working to make this festival a success. We hope people will come out to support the student-athletes the week of the festival and enjoy the exciting championship competition.”</p>
<p>“Birmingham is a major sports city, and events like the NCAA Division II National Championships Festival not only shine a light on our community, but show our support for the NCAA and its athletes,” Birmingham Mayor William A. Bell said. “The CrossPlex is a premier facility, and we are always excited to give guests like the NCAA our Southern hospitality.”</p>
<p>Opening ceremonies will take place Tuesday, March 7, at the Alabama Theatre.</p>
<p>In addition to welcoming all of the student-athletes and their coaches, the NCAA will announce the festival’s five Elite 90 recipients. The award is given in each NCAA sport to the student-athlete who is competing at the championship finals site and has the highest grade-point average. The festival’s closing ceremonies will be March 11 at the Birmingham CrossPlex, with the championship teams being recognized and congratulatory remarks given to all of the athletes who competed during the week.</p>
<p>Competition will take place throughout the week at the CrossPlex. Men’s and women’s swimming and diving will be March 8-11; men’s and women’s indoor track and field will be March 9-11; and wrestling will be March 10-11.</p>
<p>In addition to the championship events, all student-athletes will have the opportunity to participate in community engagement activities in and around Birmingham during the week. Planned activities include interaction with local youth groups such as the local Boys and Girls Clubs; visits to a veterans hospital and elementary schools; and a visit to the Freedom Center, an after-school care facility. The NCAA also will donate computer equipment to various groups in the Birmingham community to further support educational efforts.</p>
<p>Birmingham is familiar with the Division II National Championships Festival, having hosted the winter event in 2013. The first NCAA festival was held in 2004 in Orlando, Florida. To date, almost 8,000 NCAA student-athletes have competed in the festival events, which are held every four years for fall, winter and spring championships.</p>
<p>A complete schedule of NCAA Division II National Championships Festival competition times and locations is available at <a href="http://www.ncaa.com/diifestival">ncaa.com/diifestival</a>.</p>
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Thu, 12 Jan 2017 22:00:00 +0000smeyers@ncaa.org18636 at http://www.ncaa.orghttp://www.ncaa.org/champion/wait-over#commentsTrack and field rule delayed for one yearhttp://www.ncaa.org/about/resources/media-center/news/track-and-field-rule-delayed-one-year
<div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden component__content--wysiwyg"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>The NCAA Men’s and Women’s Track and Field Rules Committee decided to delay for one year the implementation of a rules change that requires verifiable entry performances to be published through an online NCAA reporting system. As a result, the rule will now go into effect Dec. 1, 2017.</p>
<p>The committee, which met Tuesday via conference call, has received feedback from the membership about unintended consequences of implementing the rule during the 2016-17 indoor and outdoor track and field seasons. Some of the concerns include the unintended effects on incoming freshman athletes, injured athletes and distance runners who would have to be entered with a “no mark” performance until a verifiable current season performance is established. This could lead to inequitable competition due to student-athletes not being seeded properly.</p>
<p>The NCAA Playing Rules Oversight Panel approved the committee’s request to delay the rule until Dec. 1, 2017, which will permit time for more feedback from the membership to modify the rule, if necessary.</p>
<p>This rule is intended to disallow speculative marks. It also aims to provide guidance to the membership regarding reporting and publishing entries for a competition. The Track and Field Rules Committee’s rationale for the rules change was to bring more fairness, structure and accountability to the process of conducting regular-season meets.</p>
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